Kitimat’s Mountainview Lodge (MVL) is home to 36 residents living with dementia and compromised mobility. Because 97% of the residents are living with dementia, the staff are trained in DementiAbili...
Ten years ago, Sue Cavanaugh relocated to Kitimat and started working for Northern Health as a health care aide. Since then, she and her family have come to call Kitimat home. Sue has grown her career...
In February 2024, the Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre became the latest Northern Health surgical site to go live with digital clinical documentation, as part of the SaferCare initiative.Mod...
Northern Health (NH) is excited to release a new social media campaign, named Youth 4 Youth (Y4Y), aiming to promote mental wellness and mental illness prevention in youth (ages 15-24). This campaign ...
Eva Visscher is new to Kitimat and new to Northern Health. She joined the Northwest BC team in June 2023 as the Recruitment and Retention Ambassador for the region. Learn a little bit a...
As COVID-19 restrictions have eased across British Columbia, many are wondering what they can personally do to protect themselves, and the health of those around them. Northern Health board member ...
If you can’t speak for yourself, Advance Care Planning takes the guesswork out of your care Advanced care planning (ACP) tools are very important in health care. When put in place correctly, they...
